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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-110 MHz 0.19-30 MHz in 5 band
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ? Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains Mains (120 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 1949 and 19xx in USA Between 1962 and 196x
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
? 370 × 160 × 254 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 10.00 in)
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
? Bandspread
VFO
ANL
Built-in speaker
Built-in ferrite loop antenna
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000062 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000118